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GEO A Final Exam
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What is culture?
Land, area, biomes and resources of a particular people group.
Traditions, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a people group.
Jobs, language, science and countries of a particular people group.
Cities, temperature, laws and borders of a particular people group.
2
The Middle East is a vernacular region only (region by common name) not a continent.
False
True
3
Which statement is related to climate?
The temperature in April never drops below 0o C
Pflugerville received 3 inches of rain last week
The sky is dark and cloudy
The barometric pressure is high today
4
What is geography?
Where places are located on the map
The agriculture of Earth
The study of Earth
The features of that place on a map
5
What caused Christianity to spread?
The Roman Empire
Islam
Mohammad
Jesus
6
What is Absolute Location
an exact position on the globe
the position of place relative to another landmark
a place in relation to another place
An area where certain characteristics are found throughout that location
7
What causes the Earth to have seasons?
The Earths revolution only
The Earths tilt & revolution
The Earths tilt & rotation
The Earth rotation only
8
Reincarnation is associated with...
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
9
Which of the 5 major religions is polytheistic
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
10
What type of map is this?
Climate
Special
Political
Physical
11
What is Population Density?
The number of people in a given area
What humans are made of
The amount people weigh
What the population is made of
12
belief in one god
Polytheism
Nontheism
Monotheism
Atheism
13
Name this landform.
River
Desert
Glacier
Lake
14
1. What was the main source of Cultural diffusion between Europe and Asia? 2. What was diffused or shared between them?
Silk Worms
Roman Empire
Silk Road
Penguins
15
A map key is...
A box that shows distances on the map.
A key that opens the door to Mrs. Greene's room
A box with pictures/symbols to represent things on a map.
A picture of maps to look at.
16
What type of map is this?
Population Density Duh!
Physial
Political
Special/Thematic
17
What is the dominant religion in the culture of Europe?
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
18
What is divine right?
Where a leader is blessed by the god of that civilization/empire
When the people think that an item held a someone is blessed
The right of being divine
Germany taking back the motherland
19
What type of map is this?
Special/Thematic
IDK man...
Political
Physial
20
Name this landform.
Island
Mountain
Peninsula
Lake
21
Based on the map, what is the capital of Bermuda?
Somerset
Gibb's Hill
Hamilton
Tucker's Town
22
Why do we have seasons?
Because of the tilt of the Sun's axis
Because of the Sun's orbit
Because of the tilt of the Earth's axis
Because of the Earth's orbit
23
What does the map key tell us?
the meaning of the symbols
intermediate directions
what the map is about
directions
24
Deciduous trees
do not lose their needles
can lose their leaves
25
Buddha is the god of Buddhism
True
False
26
Polar bears live in this biome.
taiga
tundra
rain forest
desert
27
What biome is this?
Grassland
Rainforest
Desert
Tundra
28
Reincarnation is the belief in:
Rebirth in a new form
polytheism
An afterlife in heaven
monotheism
29
What is the absolute location of C?
0 N, 140 W
0 S, 180 E
120 N, 140 E
140 S, 50 E
30
A coniferous tree...
grows new leaves every spring
has leaves and cones
loses its leaves every fall
has cones and needles
31
What sort of religion did the ancient Greeks have?
Monotheistic
Polytheistic
Atheistic
32
what answer describes a relative location
50 miles north of Dallas
Next door from out house
accross the street from the gas station
down the hall
33
What is agriculture?
The science or practice of farming
Jewelry and design
Making of machines
The study of technology
34
Who do the Samurai Dedicate Their lives to?
Emperor
Themselves
Daimyo
Japan
35
What is the basic problem with map projection?
They are made by different individuals who favor certain countries.
They change the size of the continent where the cartographer was raised.
They show different things but can't show everything at once.
They distort size and distance because they flatten a sphere.
36
What biome is this?
Tropical rainforest
Tundra
Grasslands
Marine biome
37
What is Chivalry?
Chivalry is absolutely nothing
Chivalry is always opening the door for women
Chivalry is a type of shark.
Chivalry is the code of ethics followed by knights.
38
What continent is this?
Europe
Asia
39
where was Feudalism Practiced?
Japan
Belize
Europe
United states
40
What is Population Density?
The amount people weigh
What the population is made of
What humans are made of
The number of people in a given area
41
What is climate ?
The overall temperature of a majority of time
How much it rains on mondays
The daily temperature that you see everyday
The heat and cold
42
Can you name this landform?
Valley
plains
Mountain
Island
43
What are types of distortion that can occur on a map?
The relative size of an area
The shape of an area
The distance between places
All of the above
44
What are landforms?
A landform is just a valley
A landform is a rock
A landform is a valley, mountain, river and deserts
A landform is a natural or artificial feature of the surface ofthe Earth
45
What does N, E, S, W stand for?
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
Northern Elephants Southern Waterbuffalos
North East South West
Never East Sat West
46
The Code of Honor practiced by the Samurai is referred to as
Shinto.
Bushido.
Buddhism.
Kamikaze.
47
Samurai warriors would rather perform __________than be defeated or captured.
in Noh plays
comedies for large audiences
seppuku
as acrobats
48
Israel becomming a country was an issue because Jews came in and displaced Muslims there and established a Jewish state.
False
True
49
Most of the animals in this biome are nocturnal because of the heat.
desert
taiga
rain forest
grasslands
50
A system in which nobles are granted lands that belong to their king, in exchange for loyalty and military service
Democracy
Monarchy
Feudalism
Republic
51
The term dharma refers to
The most important goddess in Hinduism.
Laws governing the behavior of individuals.
The lowest caste in the varna.
The achievement of ultimate release from the wheel of life.
52
Silk Road significance
created political divisions in Persia
led to cultural diffusion between Asia, Africa and Europe
made travel from SE Asia to the East coast of Africa easier
Allowed Olmecs profit on turquoise trade
53
What makes music a good source of information for culture?
Music communicates struggles, triumphs, political, opinion and daily life
Music is a form of communication however only rock and roll counts
Musicians rap to tell us what it is like to live as the rich and powerful
Music is good in all countries, therefore it tells us about culture
54
Distortion means
the same thing as "map projection"
some form of inaccuracy created by stretching/cutting
a very accurate 3D representation of a 2D surface
a representation of a 2D surface on a 3D model
55
What is a monarchy?
A butterfly
Ruled by a small group of elites
Elected officials
Ruled by a king, queen, emperor etc
56
China is located on the continent of ___________.
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
57
True or false: All 5 of the major religions started in Asia.
True
False
58
Who are Japanese lords who gave land to samurai.
Court
Daimyo
Figurehead
Zen
59
What is an Ecosystem?
Community/ Its Non-Living Surroundings
Both A and B
Community/Its Non-lviving Surroundings
Community/Its Non-Living Surrroundings
60
The social order of feudalism was...
Monarch, Lords/Nobles, Knights/Vassals, Peasants/Serfs
Pope, King, Knights, Lords, Peasants, Vassals
Monarch, Pope, Knights/Nobles, Vassals/Lords, Peasants/Serfs
Monarch, Knights/Vassals, Lords, Peasants, Nobles/Serfs
61
What type of map is this?
Climate
Special
Physical
Political
62
What is the absolute location of E
60 E, 40 S
60 W, 40 N
40 N, 60 E
40 S, 60 W
63
The Silk Road was:
A trading route
All of these
A place for merchants
4,000 miles long-- from Asia to Europe
64
What is location?
OVER HERE!!!!!
The absolute and relative location
The region of a place
Where a place is found
65
What continent is this?
Asia
North America
66
What major events shaped modern European country borders?
2020
Wars
Dogecoin
Climate change
67
What continent is this?
Antarctica
North America
68
What are the staple foods in most West Asian countries? (foods seen in a lot of dishes)
Chicken and beans
Quinoa and udon
Fish and rice
Beef and pork
69
What is a Map Projection?
What the system thinks you will get on the next MAP test
A flat representation of a globe
The shape of continents
When you project a map on the screen
70
Depending on the purpose, the cartographer chooses the map projection
False
True
71
True or False: Some map projections have no distortion.
True
False
72
The blue on this map represents:
water
land
sky
Clouds
73
How is the Hindu belief of karma related to the caste system? People...
are in a caste because of how they lived their past lives.
born into a low caste can't improve their karma.
born into a low caste can rise to a higher caste.
are in a caste because of how much money they earned.
74
Belief in multiple gods
Monotheism
Polytheism
Apatheistic
Cosmogony
75
Based on the map, in which region of the country did Populism seem to have the most support?
the far west
the northeast
the southeast
the midwest
76
Based on the map and its natural resources, which region is depicted in the map above?
The Northeast
The Midwest
The Northwest
The Southeast
77
Which continent is Russia apart of?
North America
Asia
Europe
Australia
78
Dharma and karma are important concepts in which of the following two religions?
Buddhism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Judaism
Hinduism and Islam
Daoism and Confucianism
79
what is a relative location
the position of one place relative to another
regions or areas that have similar characteristics
are defined by peoples perception of the area
and exact position on the map
80
All map projections have a form of distortion
False
True
81
Europe mainly has high population density in urban areas (cities) rather than rural areas (countryside).
False
True
82
The Urals separate Europe and Asia
False
True
83
What is a biome?
Ecosystems linked by coutnries
Ecosystems linked by climate over a large area
Ecosystems linked by APEX predators in a small dome
Ecosystems linked by Rivers
84
Which of the following is an example of climate?
An intense thunderstorm in Houston
A hot day in Boston in the fall
A foggy day in San Francisco
The average temperature in Chicago over the past 50 years
85
Moses is a prophet in which monotheistic religions
Christianity
Islam
All 3 of them
Judaism
86
A globe has distortion?
False
True
87
What biome is this?
Desert
Tundra
Rainforest
Grasslands
88
Name this landform.
Oasis
Harbor
Lake
Plateau
